C-UAS
* Frankenburg Technologies has officially unveiled its Mk I counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) missile at its headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia, signaling a significant advancement in aerial defense capabilities amidst increasing UAV threats in various regions. Strategic Deployment Plans During a press briefing on September 22nd, Frankenburg’s CEO, Kusti Salm, shared
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Danish authorities have reported the sighting of a Russian warship on the edge of Danish waters with its tracking system turned off, indicating it is likely trying to avoid detection, according to Danish outlet Ekstra Bladet. Why It Matters Russian fighter planes last week violated Romanian and Estonian airspace, raising
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
Lithuanian drone innovator Granta Autonomy has unveiled its new X-WING loitering munition system. The X-WING combines the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) of a quadcopter with the efficient, fixed-wing flight of an airplane, giving it a range of up to 50km. This design provides front-line units with a portable, modular,
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China has unveiled combat drones converted from retired J-6 fighter jets, confirming years of speculation about the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) plans to repurpose its Cold War–era fleet. The drones made their first public appearance at the Changchun air show in northeast China. The J-6 was a
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* Envirotech Vehicles, Inc., a manufacturer of electric commercial vehicles, has announced the successful completion of the first American-made heavy-lift drone capable of carrying 1,500 pounds (680kg), equipped with dual-use agricultural spray and wildfire protection technology. Performance Indicators (KPIs) * Payload capacity 1,500 pounds - industry-leading for U.S. manufactured
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Following its arrival in August at Florennes Air Base, the first of four MQ-9B SkyGuardians ordered by Belgian Defence from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) made its maiden flight in Belgium on September 23. “This event ushers in a new era of information dominance for Belgium,” said GA-ASI CEO
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Two new UAS publications for professionals in the international UAS community are now available (free-of-charge) on www.pro-uas.com. These two complementary publications reference 2353 UAS currently in development, in production or in service, for professional applications (civil & military) [including transport (cargo & passengers)], produced by 828 producers/integrators
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In what it claims is the first such attack in history, Ukraine has used drones to strike a pair of Russian Navy Be-12, a twin-turboprop amphibious aircraft. The raid appears to have targeted two of the extremely scarce seagoing planes, potentially halving the number of airframes available to Russia and
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Ongoing flight operations of the new YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft helped General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., set a new company record this week, pushing past a total of 9 million flight hours. GA-ASI has been tracking total flight hours across its fleet of unmanned aerial systems since the company’s
Accidents
Before being sent toward Poland, Russian forces equipped Gerbera drones with additional fuel tanks to extend their range, a Ukrainian analyst known as Polkovnik GSh (war_home) said. In the standard configuration, the Gerbera carries a single fuel tank in its tail. The drones that crashed in Poland had an
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has hailed progress on drones built by his country's weapons developers, which include what appear to be clones of U.S. systems, and he stressed the importance of unnamed vehicles and artificial intelligence in modernizing his military, state media reported. Why It
CCA
Lockheed Martin’s famed Skunk Works advanced projects division has lifted the lid on a new, higher-end stealthy Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) type drone named Vectis. The unmanned aircraft is designed to be highly adaptable to an operator’s requirements, whether they be in the United States or elsewhere around